Live from Oasis of the Seas #1
I'm on board now and here is what's new and exciting.
Posted on 21/11/09Read More...
To Singapore and Thailand-nine flights with a different bunch of airlines
Strange flights or how I learned to stop worrying and love umm Thai Air Asia and One-two-go?
Posted on 27/7/09Read More...
Rhadpsody of the Seas + Hong Kong Feb 08
Trip Review: Rhapsody of the Seas Vietnam (Hanoi and Hue) and Sanya Feb. 16, 2008 + Hong Kong Review Introduction This was my 54th cruise. The first day this cruise came out for sale in December of 2006 we grabbed it. We’ve been planning an Asia cruise for years and this seemed like a great itinerary as well as giving us a chance to go back and have fun in Hong Kong again; it’s been a few years since we last had that opportunity. Our original plan was to arrive into Hong Kong a couple of days early, take the cruise, and have a couple of ...
Posted on 28/2/08Read More...
Holland America Oosterdam
I haven't sailed with Holland America for four years, so I thought it was time to go back. I had sailed with them twice previously; both sailings being mediocre. So I was pleasantly surprised with the December 8, 2007 Mexican Riviera sailing, my 53rd cruise. We had a VF balcony guarantee cabin and were assigned a category VE. The cabin itself was fine, but there was a lifeboat in front of our balcony, so we could not see straight down. In the future, I would only recommend doing a gurantee for a category VD or above. The vast majority of ocean view cabins and a...
Posted on 16/12/07Read More...
Liberty of the Seas
I had a chance to sail on one of the pre-inaugural Liberty of the Seas sailings. She is an amazing vessel. One note before I go on; I also sailed on a pre-inaugural of Liberty's sister the Freedom of the Seas last year, and even though they are sister ships I liked the Liberty much better. The feel of the ship is "warmer" and it is definitely more colorful. If you are thinking of sailing with her, here are a couple of don't miss items. The flowrider, which is a surfing machine is one of those things you should try just once; it is only available on t...
Posted on 1/6/07Read More...
Norwegian Pearl
I know that I've been remiss in updating my blog, so my sincere apologies. My wife and I sailed on the 2 night inaugural sailing of NCL's brand new Norwegian Pearl a couple of weeks ago. We absolutely loved the ship. There was plenty to do including a cruise industry first bowling alley at sea. Now, a quick note about said bowling. The lane is 4 feet shorter than regulation and of course you are on a moving ship. And that is why I missed a couple of easy spares. Anyway, the ship is very colorful. The mid-ship atrium has a huge LCD screen to wa...
Posted on 27/12/06Read More...
Off again
We are headed off on our annual Thanksgiving cruise. This year we are sailing the Mexican Riviera on Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas. I'll have a full review when we get back.
Posted on 18/11/06Read More...
Good cruise news for the west coast
Carnival today announced that they will home port the Elation in San Diego starting in June '07 and she will be sailing year 'round 4 and 5 night itineraries to Cabo. This is a great option for people that don't have a lot of vacation time. I think that it's about time a cruise line realized that this type of itinerary can work very well on the west coast. The Elation used to be based in Los Angeles/Long Beach until Carnival moved the Carnival Pride in. So many of you west coast cruisers have probably sailed on her before.
Posted on 2/11/06Read More...
A 39 hour day
Whenever I fly east across the international date line, I never know quite what to say to people as to what "today" is. For example, on my wonderful return flight home on Singapore Airlines, I was served lunch, dinner, snack, and breakfast in that order (yes, most international airlines still serve food). When I got home, I was talking over dinner about the dinner I had earlier in the day. My Singapore flight arrived into San Francisco early, and my connecting flight on Horizon Air to Portland was early as well which makes for a nice end to a very long day.
Posted on 27/10/06Read More...
